Chapter 121 Life and separation
Chapter 121 Life and separation
Mu Xiaoqiao had a very restless sleep. Although she was extremely tired, she seemed to be half asleep and her spirit was tense, as if she was about to jump up and fight the enemy.
In a daze, she suddenly saw Ruan Haoyu holding a child in each hand, walking towards her with a smile, smiling at her very gently, handing the child to her, then hugging the three of them, reluctantly saying: "Amu, you take good care of the two children, but you must also take good care of yourself."
"What about you? Where are you going?" Mu Xiaoqiao clutched his collar tightly.
"As for me..." Ruan Haoyu smiled, "I'm going to where I should go."
After saying that, he let go and floated backwards. Mu Xiaoqiao wanted to hold him, but she had a child in her arms, so she couldn't stretch out her arms or move even a step.
"Ayu!"
Mu Xiaoqiao woke up suddenly and sat up, sweat dripping from his head. There was a cry next to him, and it turned out that the child sleeping next to him was awakened by the fright.
Another child was held in the arms of the wet nurse, who was rocking him gently. The child was just about to fall asleep when she was frightened by the crying of Mu Xiaoqiao and the child and started crying too.
Suddenly, the room was filled with crying and chaos.
Mu Xiaoqiao hurriedly picked up the child next to her and coaxed him, but she was still worried and asked the nurse, "Where are the others? Where is A-Yu?"
Shouldn't Ruan Haoyu be with her and the child at this moment?
The wet nurse shook her head. She didn’t know either. She hadn’t seen anyone else since the two children were born yesterday.
The door was pushed open at this time, and Ruan Haoyu came in with a bowl of medicine. Hearing that both children were crying, he hurriedly put the medicine on the table and took the children from the wet nurse's arms. This was the little daughter, who was pink and tender, and was prettier than her brother when she was just born.
"My dear daughter, what's wrong? Who bullied you?" Ruan Haoyu gently rocked the child. Strangely, as soon as the girl was in his arms, she stopped crying and looked at him with her big round eyes.
When Mu Xiaoqiao saw him, she finally felt at ease. She smiled and said, "It seems that a daughter is born to be close to her father. I'll let you hold her."
The boy slowly stopped crying. Ruan Haoyu smiled and motioned the wet nurse to go out first. He carried the child to Mu Xiaoqiao's bed and sat down.
Gently placing the child on the bed, he hugged Mu Xiaoqiao and whispered in her ear: "Amu, thank you for your hard work."
Mu Xiaoqiao also hugged him with her backhand and shook her head, saying, "It's not hard for me. As long as you are by my side, I will be happy no matter what happens."
Her words almost broke Ruan Haoyu's defense. Thinking of the impending separation, his heart seemed to be cut by a knife, the pain penetrated deep into his bones, but he couldn't show it at all.
Only when he died could the emperor be completely relieved, and Mu Xiaoqiao and the two children could live in peace.
He had already told his master and adoptive father not to tell Mu Xiaoqiao about his death. They should keep it a secret for as long as possible. He really couldn't bear to make her sad.
"Amu, I'm going to leave the valley in a couple of days to negotiate with Li Shuo in Jinling. Can you just stay in the valley and recuperate after giving birth?"
Ruan Haoyu knew that Mu Xiaoqiao was not so easy to fool. If the excuse he made was not real enough, she would definitely be suspicious.
"You want to go find Li Shuo?" Mu Xiaoqiao straightened up immediately after hearing that. "I'll go with you."
"Listen to me, Amu. Li Shuo's target is you. As long as you don't show up, I'm his son, and he won't do anything to me."
Mu Xiaoqiao didn't know that Li Shuo had been imprisoned. The three-year agreement had expired, and it was understandable that Ruan Haoyu should deal with the matter. What he said made sense. After all, they were connected by blood, and no matter what Li Shuo did, he would not kill him.
Now that her child has just been born, she really can no longer go out as freely as before.
"Then you must be careful. If anything happens, remember to send a pigeon back. I will always be waiting for you here." Mu Xiaoqiao was reluctant to let you go.
Ruan Haoyu nodded, gently stroked her hair, and gently kissed her forehead. There was deep affection in his eyes, and he was reluctant to let her go.
"I made you some medicine to calm your nerves and help you sleep. You just gave birth, so let the nurse take care of the baby. You need to rest more so that your body can recover faster."
Ruan Haoyu stood up and brought the medicine on the table. His hands trembled slightly, but he quickly controlled them. At the same time, a tear fell into the bowl.
The moment he turned around, he quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, put on a relaxed expression, and handed the medicine to Mu Xiaoqiao.
Mu Xiaoqiao did not suspect anything and took the medicine and drank it all in one gulp. Then she frowned in bitterness. Ruan Haoyu had been waiting with a candied fruit. When he took the bowl, he stuffed the candied fruit into her mouth.
Mu Xiaoqiao smiled and said, "You are so considerate that I can't leave you anymore. You must come back soon."
Ruan Haoyu tried hard to hold back the tears in his eyes, smiled and nodded. He didn't dare to speak, for fear that he would choke up as soon as he opened his mouth.
Mu Xiaoqiao felt his eyelids getting heavier and he murmured, "Strange, why am I so sleepy? Didn't I just wake up?"
As she spoke, she fell down. Ruan Haoyu caught her and let her lean on his arms. He watched her become unconscious, even her breathing became almost non-existent.
He hugged her tightly, kissed her forehead and cheeks, and his tears wet her collar. He kept saying, "Amu, I'm sorry, forgive me for not being able to accompany you anymore. I'm already very satisfied to have met you in this life. I just don't want to leave you alone again..."
Fortunately, she still has their child.
At this moment, modern Mu Xiaoqiao did not lose consciousness. Although she could not open her eyes, she could clearly hear what Ruan Haoyu said and feel his helplessness and pain.
She didn't know what had happened, but she guessed that this time Ruan Haoyu left, he might not come back. He must have left in place of Mu Xiaoqiao.
It turns out that it is just as Mr. Jing said, the love is deep, but the fate is shallow.
Ruan Haoyu held Mu Xiaoqiao in his arms until her body became cold and she looked like a dead person. Then he slowly let her go, helped her tidy up her clothes, called the wet nurse in to take the child away, and instructed the wet nurse to take good care of Mu Xiaoqiao and the child.
After arranging everything, Ruan Haoyu opened the door. Zhuo Sheng, the wizard and all the disciples were standing outside, but there was complete silence.
A white curtain had been hung on the door, and everyone was wearing mourning clothes. Ruan Haoyu was already dressed in white, and at this moment he stood in the wind, as if he was about to ascend to heaven.
Jingyu couldn't help crying, "Big Brother, please don't leave."
"Elder brother..."
A single stone caused a thousand ripples, and all the disciples started crying. They all knew that Ruan Haoyu was prepared to sacrifice his life for the valley. Even though they were reluctant, they admired his righteousness and could not think of any other solution.
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